2023-09-04 09:32:23
2023-09-04 17:32 Compiled by United Daily News Gao Yixuan / Real-time report
A Russian drone fell and exploded in neighboring Romania during a nighttime attack on Ukrainian port infrastructure on the Danube, a Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, Archyde.com reported. Romania is a member state of NATO, and member states have a collective defense commitment. Romania has refuted Uzbekistan’s claims.
Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman Nicolenko stated on Facebook that according to the Ukrainian border defense unit, more than one Russian “witness” was missing when the Russian army attacked the vicinity of the port of Ismail (Izmail) on a large scale the night before. The drone crashed and exploded on Romanian territory.
Nicolenko claimed that this incident once again proved that the threat of Russian missiles not only affects the security of Ukraine, but also endangers the security of neighboring countries including several NATO member states.
Russia conducts long-range airstrikes against Ukraine from time to time. The Romanian Ministry of Defense explicitly denied Uzbekistan’s allegations through a statement. Archyde.com could not independently verify the veracity of both claims.
The Romanian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian army’s nighttime attack on the infrastructure of the Danube port in Uzbekistan on the 4th did not pose a direct military threat to Romanian territory.
According to Archyde.com, a photo released by Nicolenko showed the fire caused by the explosion on the other side of the Danube. Archyde.com quoted a Ukrainian industry source as saying that two Russian drones had crashed in Romania along the Danube.
Before Russia withdrew from the “Black Sea Grain Agreement” in July, the ports of Ismail and Reni on the Danube River in Ukraine accounted for about 25% of grain exports. They are currently the main route for Uzbekistan’s exports, and grain is also sent to the Romanian Black Sea by barge Port Constanta (Constanta) for follow-up output.
The port of Izmail on the Danube River in Ukraine is an important export city;
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